The second night of Summer Ends Music Festival at Tempe Beach Park was like taking a time machine back to the indie rock/emo scene from a decade ago. Back then, Jimmy Eat World ruled the airwaves with hits like “The Middle,” while pop-punk fans took sides in the ongoing Brand New vs. Taking Back Sunday rivalry, making it all the more fitting for the majority of Friday’s bands to focus on old material.

Hearing Brand New play hits from “Deja Entendu” while Jimmy Eat World focused on Clarity and Manchester Orchestra didn’t shy away from “Wolves at Night” really did make Summer Ends feel like a show of yesteryear.

And yes—Thrice did play “Deadbolt.”

Emo stalwarts Brand New headlined the Friday’s festival and bookended their set with rich re-imaginings of a couple of their hit songs. They opened with “Tautou,” the first rack from 2003’s “Deja Entendu.” Front man Jesse Lacey started the song in what appeared to be an a cappella fashion, until a couple of spotlights flooded the back of the stage to reveal two drummers, matching the song’s urgency to reach for a heroine who is presumably a famous French actress with the same surname.

The rest of Brand New’s set played out like movements. “Tautou” got the crowd eager to hear old songs, but Lacey and his bandmates took things in a fast, aggressive direction thanks to “Sink” and “Gasoline,” from their most recent album, “Daisy.”

Next was a pairing of “Deja” songs (“Sic Transit Gloria, Glory Fades,” “I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light,” “I Believe You, But my Tommy Gun Don’t”), to a “Your Favorite Weapon” pairing (“Mix Tape” and “Seventy Times 7”), much to the audience’s satisfaction.

Brand New played with the tempo and timing of a few songs, notably changing the “I’m sick of your tattoos, and the way you don’t appreciate the Smiths” lyric of “Mix Tape” to “…and Johnny Marr” in Morrissey’s place.

“Daisy” tracks like “You Stole” earned some additional screams, and many of the songs enjoyed some added length due to prolonged outros. This most notably applied to their finale, “Sowing Season (Yeah).” The show lost some stamina during “The Devil and God Are Raging Inside “ tracks. While “Jesus” and “You Won’t Know” are beautiful and intense songs, they lacked energy after Jimmy Eat World and Thrice’s stellar performances. Spending six hours at a music festival in the sun didn’t help, ether.

Things began to warm back up as Brand New introduced their new song, “Mene.” This was followed by “Sowing Season (Yeah),” which earned some appreciative head bobs from the crowd. As soon as Lacey dove into the bridge of “I’m not your friend, I’m just a man who knows how to feel…” the crowd screamed in unison, in a seemingly unexpected manner. This was one of the best moments of Summer Ends, and the heightened energy continued as Brand New concluded the song with a wall of feedback.

Bassist Garrett Tierney kicked and destroyed a piñata that sat on stage for the majority of the show, while Lacey threw the flowers that adorned his microphone into the crowd. This was followed by more kicks, feedback, and strobes, until the sound started to die down and the musicians took a bow and hugged each other.

Brand New’s performance touched on a variety of emotions, but as “Sowing Season (Yeah)” drew to a close, a wave of catharsis fell upon the crowd.

Jimmy Eat World closed out the second stage with a well-balanced set. Hometown shows are always a special event for these Mesa staples. Their set included many fan favorites from 2001’s “Bleed American” that one would expect at a Jimmy Eat World show -- the title track, “Sweetness,” and “A Praise Chorus.” But since this was a Phoenix show, the crowd was in for a treat.

A couple unexpected surprises included “The Authority Song,” and a truly beautiful rendition of “Hear You Me,” that was rivaled by only one other song — “Goodbye Sky Harbor.”

Jimmy Eat World did not shy away from Clarity, either — “Lucky Denver Mint” and “Blister” were well-received by long-standing fans. A shortened version of “Goodbye Sky Harbor” was perfect, as the weather cooled down and planes flew over the festival.

Post-hardcore outfit Thrice returned to the Valley for the first time since their two-year hiatus and delighted the crowd with hit tracks from “The Illusion of Safety” and “The Artist in the Ambulance.” I recall at a Marquee Theatre show a few years ago, frontman Dustin Kensrue seemed annoyed at the audience’s unrelenting requests to hear “Deadbolt,” which made the song a pleasant surprise last night.

The majority of the lineup has toured with Brand New at some point over the years, making Spoon somewhat of an outlier. Diehard Brand New fans may not have been familiar with the Austin rockers, but songs like “The Way We Get By” (introduced by Britt Daniel as “a song about getting high in cars”), “You Got Yr Cherry Bomb,” and “Don’t You Evah” won over some new fans. Another highlight of Spoon’s set was a fantastic cover of The Cramps’ “TV Set.”

Manchester Orchestra performed the most picturesque set of the evening by taking the stage at sunset. Like many other bands, Manchester Orchestra primarily focused on older material, delighting fans with songs like “Pride,” “I’ve Got Friends,” and “Shake it Out.”

Manchester Orchestra functions extremely well as a heavy rock band, but more subdued moments like those in “Where Have You Been?” made their set shine.